Qarshi

Landscape and Climate

Qarshi is a district-level city located in southern Uzbekistan and functions as the capital of the Qashqadaryo Region. Situated at an elevation of 374 meters above sea level in the Asia/Samarkand time zone, the municipal coordinates are latitude 38.86056 and longitude 65.78905.

The surrounding geography is characterized by a fertile oasis positioned centrally in the territory. Historically, this agricultural basin has supported the production of wheat, cotton, and silk. In the early 1970s, a major infrastructure initiative was finished to divert water eastward from the Amu Darya River located in Turkmenistan into Uzbekistan. The purpose of this engineering project was to supply moisture to the dry earth surrounding the city, and nearly all of these irrigated tracts are cultivated as cotton fields.

Under the Köppen climate classification system, the local atmospheric patterns are categorized as a cold semi-arid climate, known by the code BSk. The total population recorded for the settlement reaches 278,300 according to an estimate from 2021. In terms of regional positioning, the urban center lies roughly 520 kilometers south-southwest of Tashkent and sits about 335 kilometers north of the international border dividing Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Beyond its agricultural and geographical traits, the area serves as an important hub for natural gas production and is widely recognized for producing woven flat carpets. Historical markers in the landscape include ancient water management features such as the sardoba, a domed reservoir built to prevent water supplies from evaporating or becoming contaminated, alongside the historic brick architecture of the Qarshi Bridge spanning the Qashqadaryo River.